Border Czar Tom Homan told Newsmax host Rob Schmitt on Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified efforts to deport illegal immigrants.
In an appearance on Rob Schmitt Tonight, Homan stated that current deportation efforts are three times greater than those of the previous administration. He explained that the strategy now includes more targeted enforcement packages to enhance the identification and apprehension of individuals for deportation.
“I’ve been working very closely with Secretary Noem. Secretary Noem is putting a lot of pressure on the task force, and we’ve got all the government involved now. We got not just ICE, we have DEA, we got FBI, we got ATF, all these other agencies. So me and Governor Noem are hip-to-hip on this. We’ve got to increase targeting, right? We’ve got to create target photos because people need to know we just don’t go on the street and look for people different than us,” Homan told Schmitt.
He also mentioned that efforts are being expanded by increasing the number of teams on the ground.
“For every person we go to arrest, we have a target package. You know who they are, pretty much where they are living or where they’re working. We’ve got to increase the production of target packages,” Homan said. “We’ve just bought out a couple of huge contracts to do that. So we send more target packages out. We’re increasing the number of teams, so you don’t see those arrests increase significantly.”
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump committed to a large-scale deportation initiative targeting criminal illegal immigrants. Following his executive orders, which reversed former President Joe Biden’s 2021 policies, ICE arrested and deported hundreds of individuals charged with crimes such as terrorism, sexual assault, and aggravated assault.
On Jan. 20, Trump issued an executive order declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, deploying additional resources to address the migrant crisis that escalated during Biden’s presidency. Since taking office, ICE agents have arrested multiple illegal immigrants with extensive criminal histories, including a gang member in Boston with 17 prior convictions.
